i'm making a couple of joni mitchell CDs for a friend who loves joni, but has only LPs. i don't think she's aware of what a great influence joni has been on prince, so i'm also making one of prince songs that show joni's musical influence on him.
here's what i'm thinkin:

so blue
circle of amour
tangerine
power fantastic
shel oves me 4 me
let's have a baby
reflection
a case of u
condition of the heart
balld of dorothy parker
starfish and coffee
sometimes it snows
god
shy
i love u but i don't trust u anymore
my computer

what do u think? what else would work on this CD?
thanks.

fms said:

the joni edit.

pink cashmere
when we're dancing close and slow
pearls b4 the swine
forever in my life
dreamin' about u

I feel the whole One Nite Alone piano album comes close. I love Joni Mitchell, hope to see her live some time...

I reckon Joni has been a consistent, long-term influence on P- it's hard therefore to pinpoint specific cases. That said, his recent explorations of jazz (or "black classical music" as Joni put it) echo her musical growth from "C&S" to... well, to "Travelogue". Brave, original, and immensely talented artists both- they share an equal contempt for crowd-pleasing and chart-courting. Hope she's loving her retirement: leave down your hopes of seeing her live- I know I have.

The whole Truth album 4 me echoes Joni. I've just recently discovered her (have Blue, Court and Spark and The Hissing of Summer Lawns). She takes some time 2 get into like Miles or Steely Dan but it's worth the effort. Can anyone recommend the next Joni album I should buy? I've heard the Mingus album is cool.

'Welcome 2 The Dawn' is so influenced by 'Shadows and Light'.

Haystack said:

totally, and I never noticed that until u pointed that out either...

What about:

Dinner with Delores ?

Oh, and try "Hejira" as ur next Joni album. P himself recommended it in one of those "bedisream" group emails back in '97 as good background leading up to Emancipation.

hissing of summerlawns was very special to prince. I think he told joni something like when he was listening to it he could joni talk to him, because he felt it was so personal. it is one of my favourites... especially edith and the kingpin.

I think "Soul Sanctuary" has a Joni sound.

Did they work on anything 2ghether? It would be intresting!

What about Courtin Time, reminds me a little of Twisted, though totally different lyrics.

Harlepolis said:

prince offered joni a song called "emotional pump" back in '87, which i think he wrote for her, but she didn't use it.
by the way, has anyone noticed the similarity between the "amen" at the end of the sacrifice of victor and the vocal arrangemnt in joni's "rainy night house"? u know p copped it! i love the album ladies of the canyon. it's strong on songs. one of my early faves.

fms said:

Now that is a good call.

Never spotted it before.

Rainy Night House is my favourite Joni track - just so beautiful

Twisted was a cover

Joni said Prince was a strange little duck but that she liked him. She told him that the song he wrote for her was a good song, probably a hit for someone else.

Today I bought the Joni documentary Woman of Heart and Mind, and it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

Sorry...but how come nobody is mentioning "One Night Alone";
this whole album is ofcourse a Joni album...(Blue & Don Juans Reckless Daughter..)

I did !

This thread sooo makes me wanna go and listen to

The Last Time I Saw Richard

and

The Jungle Line


Those are two of my fav Joni songs. Jungle Line has
influenced a lot of the "experimental" sounds from
the 1986-1987 period. I can hear some parts of songs
like "others here with us" or "i wonder u" coming
from that place.